Riverdance has been seen by 23 million people in 12,000 performances across 45 countries around the world, but now is ‘coming home’, at least in the eyes of composer and Limerick man Bill Whelan. The composer, born on Barrington Street, was in his native city this Monday to launch the 20th anniversary tour of the […]

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LIMERICK commuters are being warned that the N24 Limerick to Tipperary road is closed following a crash this Wednesday morning.The incident occurred between Tipperary Town and Bansha around 6.30am.Alternative routes have been set up by gardai. Motorists coming from Tipperary Town-Limerick side … [Read More...]

He had just been rushed in an ambulance from Limerick to Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, with a collapsed lung. An hour later he was in theatre but his smile is so wide you would think it was taken on Christmas morning after Santa had been.
Evan’s first anniversary was on Sunday. He was … [Read More...]

Frank Thompson, one of Limericks oldest established Funeral Undertakers, was born at 43 Roches Street on the 30th. of November 1919. He had an unusual birth because he was born with a broken leg which resulted from a beating his mother received from the Black and Tans when they broke into his house … [Read More...]

MOTORISTS are being warned to take care due to debris on a stretch of the N20 in Limerick.AA Roadwatch is reporting "debris northbound on M20/N20 between J5 Ballybronoge & J4 Patrickswell. Take care along this stretch".#LIMERICK Debris northbound on M20/N20 between J5 Ballybronoge … [Read More...]

Limerick will this week become an official member of the Intercultural Cities Network, an international grouping of cities which works to develop new ideas and practices concerning migrant integration. watch full Transformers: The Last Knight 2017 movie
A delegation from the Council of Europe … [Read More...]

FREE advice on career options and coaching has been made available to the unemployed around the country to improve their job prospects.
Award-winning Career Decisions is running the course on behalf of the government and has advised jobseekers to enrol immediately to secure a place on the … [Read More...]

The Limerick Arts Office is seeking to develop the most comprehensive programme to date for Culture Night Limerick 2015, which takes place on September 18th next.
Communities, arts groups and cultural organisations throughout Limerick are being asked to support the annual initiative by submitting … [Read More...]